At the regional level in Ghana, dentistry is limited to which facilities?

• A. Regional hospitals
• B. Private clinics
• C. Community health centers
• D. District hospitals

Answer: (A)

At this level, dentistry is centralized in the regional hospitals because they have the necessary dental departments, trained specialists, and equipment to handle a broader range of procedures, including more complex care such as oral surgery, radiography, and prosthodontics. These facilities act as referral centers for the region, receiving cases that smaller facilities cannot treat and providing supervision and training for other health facilities. District hospitals and community health centers typically offer basic preventive and limited curative services and refer more complex dental issues upward. Private clinics exist outside the public regional system, so the regional public provision of dental care is concentrated in regional hospitals.